# Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund From Greater Wellington Regional Council with Porirua Harbour Accord partners. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it. - Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 13 September 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round. - How to apply: Apply directly - Amount: Up to $10,000 NZD a year (For up to two years) - Who can apply: Community groups and Indigenous organisations - Where: Te Awarua o Porirua Harbour catchment, Wellington region: New Zealand - Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines - Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read - Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes, Wetlands and Community conservation - Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day. How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below. - Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/ - Funder’s programme page: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/ Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual small grants for volunteer community groups, schools and Māori guardianship groups doing native planting, stream and wetland restoration and pest control in the Porirua Harbour catchment near Wellington. ## The facts, in the funder’s words **Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call. > “Complete the application form through the Application Portal.” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/#access **Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund, amount:** Up to $10,000 NZD a year (For up to two years). For up to two years. > “Groups can apply for up to $10,000 each year for up to two years” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/#amount **Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund, where:** Te Awarua o Porirua Harbour catchment, Wellington region: New Zealand > “Funding is available for projects across the Te Awarua o Porirua Harbour catchment and surrounding area” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/#geography **Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund, who can apply:** Community groups and Indigenous organisations > “Volunteer community groups, schools and rōpū kaitiaki can apply for funding to support environmental projects” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/#applicant_types **Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines > “Applications open - 9am Saturday 1 August 2026 Applications close - Sunday 13 September 2026” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/#window **Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/#co_finance_required ## The call ### 2026 round Call page: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/ **Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund, 2026 round, status:** Closed > “Applications open - 9am Saturday 1 August 2026 Applications close - Sunday 13 September 2026” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/#call-2026-status **Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund, 2026 round, opens:** 1 August 2026 > “Applications open - 9am Saturday 1 August 2026 Applications close - Sunday 13 September 2026” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/#call-2026-opens **Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund, 2026 round, deadline:** 13 September 2026 (the funder writes “Sunday 13 September 2026”) > “Applications open - 9am Saturday 1 August 2026 Applications close - Sunday 13 September 2026” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/#call-2026-deadline ## What the funder asks grantees to report **Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund, reporting:** A brief annual report on a provided template, and possibly a site visit to see how the funds were spent. > “Each year you will need to provide a brief annual report (we have a template for you to fill in)” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/#reporting ## How to cite naturefunding.org, “Te Awarua o Porirua Community Environment Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/te-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them. ## Something wrong? Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Te+Awarua+o+Porirua+Community+Environment+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fte-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Te+Awarua+o+Porirua+Community+Environment+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fte-awarua-o-porirua-community-environment-fund%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction